Room And Board

Blackie Sherrod, sports columnist for the Dallas Morning News, giving his poetic view on college athletics:''The NCAA overlooked the needsOf the college athletic maleThere's room and board and classroom booksBut not one cent for bail.''

Age: 90. Family: I had three children. My oldest son died. I have three grandchildren and four great-grandchildren. Where I live and for how long? Clermont since August. Where did you grow up and what are your memories of your hometown? I grew up all over the world. I was born in Plain, Wis. Very small, but interesting town. All of my relatives are in that area. Defining moment: The day I got locked out of the tavern my brother and I owned for 19 years. It's the day I met my future husband.

Experience PaymentAfter 1 year $0After 2 years $10,000After 3 years $30,000After 4 years $70,000After 5 years $80,000After 6 years $90,0001985 minimum salary $50,000(up $10,000 from 1984)TRAINING CAMP PAYJuly: $475 per week for all players, plus room and board.August: $475 per week for rookies and $675 per week for veterans, plus room and board.NOTE: Playing in three games constitutes a year of experience.

PALO ALTO, Calif. -- Attending Stanford University next year will be more affordable for some undergraduates. The university said Wednesday that it plans to eliminate tuition for students with annual family incomes totaling less than $100,000. It also will pay most room and board for students with families making less than $60,000. Financial-aid director Karen Cooper says the move comes as middle-income parents express concern about paying for a Stanford education. Stanford tuition is expected to rise to $36,000 in the fall.

``You can pay for anyone's education without owing gift taxes if payments are made directly to the school and are used for tuition and books, not room and board. This is in addition to $10,000 a year you can give to any number of people free of gift taxes,'' Fortune magazine says.

The average, annual tuition at Florida's nine public universities was $1,709.17 for the academic year '92-'93). State university students typically spend an additional $2,000 to $3,000 annually for books, room and board.Lacking the state money that supports Florida's public universities, the state's private institutions are forced to charge students more expensive tuition rates. For the '92-'93 year, Rollins College in Winter Park charged annual tuition of $14,974. Stetson University in DeLand charged $11,995, and the University of Miami cost $15,053.

Host families in south Seminole and north Orange counties are being sought to provide room and board for three weeks for seven West German students who visit Central Florida this month and next.The four boys and three girls, who are between 15 and 17 years old, will attend advanced classes in English grammar and composition during the mornings for two weeks of their stay. Each already speaks English.Families are asked to provide room and board, as well as transportation to the classes at Redeemer Lutheran Church in Winter Park.

PALO ALTO, Calif. -- Attending Stanford University next year will be more affordable for some undergraduates. The university said Wednesday that it plans to eliminate tuition for students with annual family incomes totaling less than $100,000. It also will pay most room and board for students with families making less than $60,000. Financial-aid director Karen Cooper says the move comes as middle-income parents express concern about paying for a Stanford education. Stanford tuition is expected to rise to $36,000 in the fall.

THE YOUTH Exchange Service, a non-profit group, needs families to be hosts for foreign exchange students arriving in August for the 1986-87 school year. The students, age 15 to 18, are from Europe, the Orient, Central and South America and Mexico. They have their own insurance and spending money. Host families may claim $50 tax deduction for each month they provide room and board to a student. For details, call 1-800-848-2121.

The Sentinel's recent interview with a homeless veteran identified him by age, which would make him a Vietnam-era veteran. To my knowledge, this would make him eligable for the Department of Veteran Affairs' DVA pension program. The DVA pension program is for war-era veterans who are unable to work due to disability and provides cash, room and board, and employment services. Rather than interview or wring hands about homeless veterans, let us all make the effort to ensure that every homeless veteran fills out a single DVA-pension application and help him to get back on his feet.

The Sentinel's recent interview with a homeless veteran identified him by age, which would make him a Vietnam-era veteran. To my knowledge, this would make him eligable for the Department of Veteran Affairs' DVA pension program. The DVA pension program is for war-era veterans who are unable to work due to disability and provides cash, room and board, and employment services. Rather than interview or wring hands about homeless veterans, let us all make the effort to ensure that every homeless veteran fills out a single DVA-pension application and help him to get back on his feet.

CAMBRIDGE, Mass. -- The cost to attend Harvard University is going up next year by 5.5 percent, the biggest percentage increase in a decade. A Harvard undergraduate will pay $37,928 for tuition, fees, and room and board in the 2003-04 academic year; this year's total was $35,950. University officials attributed the increase to the weak economy, higher expenses and its unwillingness to cut services. To help offset the increase, the university is increasing its financial-aid budget by 7.3 percent next year, to about $105 million.

``You can pay for anyone's education without owing gift taxes if payments are made directly to the school and are used for tuition and books, not room and board. This is in addition to $10,000 a year you can give to any number of people free of gift taxes,'' Fortune magazine says.

A plan to allow parents to pre-pay their children's college tuition could be headed to state lawmakers for debate. Gov. Parris Glendening, a Democrat, said he plans to introduce his proposal to the General Assembly on Jan 8. It would allow parents to pay the state in installments for several years, guaranteeing that their children's tuition at a two-or four-year public or private institution in the state would be covered. Only tuition and some college fees - not room and board - would be covered by the program.

The average, annual tuition at Florida's nine public universities was $1,709.17 for the academic year '92-'93). State university students typically spend an additional $2,000 to $3,000 annually for books, room and board.Lacking the state money that supports Florida's public universities, the state's private institutions are forced to charge students more expensive tuition rates. For the '92-'93 year, Rollins College in Winter Park charged annual tuition of $14,974. Stetson University in DeLand charged $11,995, and the University of Miami cost $15,053.

Lebanon Valley College is cutting tuition up to 50 percent for its brightest applicants because its graduates cannot afford to educate their children. Tuition at the school, which has 800 full-time students and 700 in continuing education courses, will be $12,500 next year. Room and board is $4,000. High school graduates in the top 10 percent of their class will pay half the tuition. Those in the top 20 get a 33 percent discount, while the top 30 percent gets 25 percent off. Unranked students who score high enough on college entrance exams may also apply for a discount.

Lebanon Valley College is cutting tuition up to 50 percent for its brightest applicants because its graduates cannot afford to educate their children. Tuition at the school, which has 800 full-time students and 700 in continuing education courses, will be $12,500 next year. Room and board is $4,000. High school graduates in the top 10 percent of their class will pay half the tuition. Those in the top 20 get a 33 percent discount, while the top 30 percent gets 25 percent off. Unranked students who score high enough on college entrance exams may also apply for a discount.

A plan to allow parents to pre-pay their children's college tuition could be headed to state lawmakers for debate. Gov. Parris Glendening, a Democrat, said he plans to introduce his proposal to the General Assembly on Jan 8. It would allow parents to pay the state in installments for several years, guaranteeing that their children's tuition at a two-or four-year public or private institution in the state would be covered. Only tuition and some college fees - not room and board - would be covered by the program.

It will cost more to attend Rollins College this fall when the school raises the cost of tuition and room and board by 7.7 percent.That means that the average student will pay $19,600 a year for tuition, room and board, including a moderate meal plan. Most students at the small, liberal arts school live on campus.College officials said the increase is necessary because the school is undertaking a $4 million program to renovate and improve the dormitories, most of which are 25 to 50 years old.Waterhouse museum is now open to publicThe Maitland Historical Society's new museum, the historic Waterhouse residence, is open to the public.

As a pet owner and frequent traveler, I know the guilt and anxiety of stashing your four-legged friend in a kennel, no matter how well-run it is.I've tried helpful neighbors and pet-care companies who come to my home, but rarely do they have time to do more than dash in and give the cat a quick pat and fresh vittles. Even at home, pets miss their owners' attention.Some of America's senior citizens have come to the rescue of traveling pet owners and their anxious animals. They've become caretakers for Pets Are Inn, a rapidly growing boarding service with franchises in 22 cities.